What to plant in Rockhampton, QLD

What to plant in Rockhampton in October

• AmaranthSow directly in the bed
• ArtichokeRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
• AsparagusSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
• BasilSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
• BeetrootSow directly in the bed
• Bok ChoySow directly or raise seedlings
• BorageSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
• CapsicumRaise seedlings, then transplant
• CarrotSow directly in the bed
• CeleriacRaise seedlings, then transplant
• CelerySow directly or raise seedlings
• ChilliRaise seedlings, then transplant
• Chinese CabbageSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
• ChivesRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• CorianderRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
• CornSow directly in the bed
• CowpeaSow directly in the bed
• CucumberSow directly or raise seedlings
• DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• DillSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• EggplantSow directly or raise seedlings
• French BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
• GingerSow directly in the bed
• HorseradishSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
• Jerusalem ArtichokeSow directly in the bedCan spread
• LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
• MintSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
• MizunaSow directly in the bed
• OkraSow directly or raise seedlings
• OreganoSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• PeanutRaise seedlings, then transplant
• PumpkinSow directly or raise seedlingsNeeds a lot of room
• PurslaneSow directly in the bedCan spread
• RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• RhubarbSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
• RocketSow directly or raise seedlings
• RockmelonRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
• RosemaryRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• Runner BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• SageRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• SalsifySow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
• Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
• Sweet Potato
• ThymeSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• TomatilloRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
• TomatoRaise seedlings, then transplant
• WatermelonSow directly in the bedNeeds a lot of room
• Yardlong BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• ZucchiniSow directly in the bed

Frost in Rockhampton

Frost usually arrives in Rockhampton around late July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid July or as late as early August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

Planting times in Rockhampton through the year

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